"Ben" wrote in message ...
The usual cause when this happens to me is an frequency offset in either
my in rig or the other operators. Are you sure that your rig isn't set
accidently to some type of TX shift. There are two rigs at the other end
and none of them can hear you.

73
Ben / SM0KBW


It is doubtful the frequency has been changed in any way. The rigs are
comercial FM units and the only way to program them is with a computer
connection. Once set, all you can do is change the chanels on it. I know
the other ham did not change his as I have the programming cable. All the
Midland units were programmed using the same program file at the same time.
They worked fine before the rain. The frequencies were even verified with a
service monitor after they were programmed. I also used an Icom 746pro and
can read the frequency on that, and I did not see the display change
frequencies. At 100 watts, he could just hear me in the noise where before
the rain we were full quieting with the 40 watt units.